海蜥蜴

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
うみ
Grade: 2
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
irregular
Alternative spelling
海蜥蜴 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From (umi, sea) +‎ 蜥蜴 (lizard, jukujikun (熟字訓)).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) みとかげ [ùmítóꜜkàgè] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝmʲito̞ka̠ɡe̞]

Noun

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海蜥蜴(うみとかげ) or 海蜥蜴(ウミトカゲ) (umitokage

  1. Synonym of 海イグアナ (umi-iguana, marine iguana)